Crimes Ordinance Part II 2-12 Section 10 Cap. 200 (13 of 1938 s. 3 incorporated) 10. Offences (1) Any person who— (a) does or attempts to do, or makes any preparation to do, or conspires with any person to do, any act with a seditious intention; or (b) utters any seditious words; or (c) prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes, displays or reproduces any seditious publication; or (d) imports any seditious publication, unless he has no reason to believe that it is seditious, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable for a first offence to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years, and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for 3 years; and any seditious publication shall be forfeited to the Crown. (13 of 1938 s. 4 incorporated. Amended 22 of 1950 Schedule; 30 of 1970 s. 3) (2) Any person who without lawful excuse has in his possession any seditious publication shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable for a first offence to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year, and for a subsequent offence to imprisonment for 2 years; and such publication shall be forfeited to the Crown. (13 of 1938 s. 4 incorporated. Amended 22 of 1950 Schedule) (3) Where any person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) in respect of any seditious publication, the court may order the seizure and forfeiture of any copies of the seditious publication in the possession of— (a) the person convicted; or Verified Copy Last updated date 16.11.2017